Friday, December 16, 2011

In Gulfport, Mississippi the same city where Melmo was viciously killed by a cop in March, another chained dog has been shot.

Monday, December 12th police offers were serving a search warrant. Spook was chained in the adjacent yard when he was brutally shot by a police offer who ignored the pleas of a three year old little girl to spare her dogs life. The family was not allowed to seek immediate medical attention for Spook. Two hours later the Police took Spook to a veterinarian of their choice where they had Spook put down without consulting the owner.

Comment by Spook's owner

kimberlaya5400

1. This sweet pooch was loved by the neighbors.
2. The end of the leash is about three car lengths from the front door.
3.
Technically, the leash was tied to a tree in my mother’s yard, next
door, and it is more in the side of the yard rather than the front.
(refutes sudden lunging)
4. When the officer pulled out
the gun, my children, who were right there, begged him not to shoot.
(refutes unexpected or surprise attack)
5. They had a
search warrant for “cocaine and drug legers” and after searching for
hours, found no such thing. Also, because they had a search warrant,
they watched my house for a long time, knowing full well he was no
threat.
6. When shot, Spook was bleeding, and they refused to let us help him or take him to a vet.
7.
two hours after shooting, they took him to a vet in Long Beach. The
vet said that he did not have the skill or equipment to try to save
him.
8. without consulting with me, GPPD authorized putting to sleep.
9. GPPD took Spook from the vet, and did not return him to me.
10. I feel lost without my baby boy. I feel violated and unprotected

How can we get justice for Spook and how can we insure that our pets are safe from the police who are suppose to protect and serve us?

Monday, December 5, 2011

Many
of the shelter dogs Perkinson advocates adopting would be considered pitbulls
or pitbull mixes “Pitbull” is a generic term and does not refer to any
recognized breed. Purebred American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Bull
Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers, and Bull Terriers all fall into the
category of pit bull dogs. Well-behaved show dogs, pets, therapy dogs, service
dogs, and working dogs of these breeds would be punished by a ban.

Banning particular breeds rips well behaved dogs out of their loving family’s
arms to be murdered just because they are a certain breed, not because they
have done anything wrong. Do you really want to take someone’s (especially a child’s)
dog away just because it is a certain breed?

Because breeds and mixes are hard to identify many dogs are mislabeled and
destroyed based on paranoia and prejudice. The American Veterinary Medical
Association opposes breed-specific legislation for just this reason

Develop
animal control programs that encourage dog owners to properly socialize, train,
and care for their dogs so that they can become good canine citizens.

Enforcement of leash laws -- fine owners who
let their dogs run loose or fail to keep them in secure enclosures. Use the
money collected from these fines to fund community dog safety and responsible
ownership programs.

Significant
penalties for those involved in any inhumane or irresponsible activity with
animals.

Teach
the children of the community about responsible dog ownership and care.
The American Kennel Club has a free education program on dog care for
elementary schools. Children need to be taught to respect animals, no child
should attempt to chase or corner a dog of any breed as the dog perceives it as
a threat and will attempt to either flee or defend itself.